Drier.



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DRIER.

Larmes;

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, MARVIN A. Barmen, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and Stateof 1V ashington, have invented new and useful Improvements in Driers, of Which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to driers especially designed for laundry use.

The object of the invention is to provide means for drying bathing suits or other apparel by subjecting them to articial heat Within a room or casing.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for supplying fresh air to the casing and evenlyy distributing it over the clothes in order to insure an even drying.

-With the above objects Vin view the invention consists of a room or casing having heating coils arranged therein, clothes racks slidable Within said casing` and between the heating coils, a fan for supplying air to a coil box, heating coils Within said box for heating the air to be supplied to the casing and a fan for distributing the heated air evenly over the apparel.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating the racks `partly extended; and

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional View showing the racks in position Within the room.

Referring more specifically to the draw ings, the numeral 1 indicates a room or casing, preferably of rectangular shape. Arranged ivithin this casing andspaced apart are a number of main heating coils 2. These coils are, as shown, preferably three in number and are designed to be supplied from a suitable source the heat through the pipe 8. Openings t are formed in the front of the room or casing for the reception of suitable racks 5 to provide means for hangingthe clothes.

The racks 5 comprise end members 6 connected together by longitudinal rods 7 arranged in tiers. Hangers 8 carrying grooved rollers 9 support the rack by means of guide rods 10. These rods are supported Within the room and are so arranged that the clothes rack may be moved into or out of `Specification of Letters Patent. -lgt-@Mt-@dl N0 2Q, 19ML?, Application led Uctober S, 1916. Serial No. 124,172.

the room to facilitate the handling of the clothes. One of the rollers 9 is arranged Within the room and acts as a stop to limit the movement of the rack in both directions.

its will be seen from the drawings, the ends t3 of the rack provide for the closing of the openings #l when the rack is either upon the outside or inside of the casing, so as to insure the retention of the heat Within.

A fan 11 preferably supported from the top of the casing is adapted to supply air to a coil box 12, through the medium of the line 13. irranged Within the coil box is a steam or hot water coil 1+i for the purpose of heating air supplied to `the said box before entering the casing 1, by means of the pipes 15 leading from the coil box and into the casing. Arranged between the pipes 15 and within the casing is a fan 16, the purpose of this fan being to sp end or distribute the air over the racks in order to insure an even drying of the clothes.

The purpose of supplying the room with fresh air heated before entering is to 1nain tain the said room at an even temperature.

lt is of course Well known that air Will only taire up a certain amount of moisture and in order to provide for the rapid drying` of the clothes the freshly heated air is supplied. Y

A. fan 16 may be driven from any suitable source of power, the means shown consisting of pulleys 17 and 1S and a belt 19. The pulley 18 is fast to the power shaftv Q0, which may receive its power from any source.

A suitable outlet 21 may be provided in the rear of the room 1 to permit the escape of the damp or dead air.

F rom the foregoing` it will be seen that the invention provides a simple and economical means for drying clothes, by which the greatest quantity of clothes may be dried Within a minimum space.

Having thus described my invention, l claim:

1. A drying room comprising a casing, heating coils Within said casing, means for supplying heated fresh air to the interior of said casing, and active means located Within the casing for distributing said heated air evenly Within said casing.

2. A drying room comprising a casing, a.

flue for supplying fresh air thereto, a heating Coil located in said Hue, a fan located at the entranee `of said flue `for forging 'air around said coil and through the flue, an agitator element located Within said casing adjacent the opposite end-ofthevflue for distributing the heated air evenly Within the easing.

The combination with a drying room comprising alcasing having a series of spaced heating coils arra-nQ'Cd therein, of drying racks mounted for sliding movement between said coils, said racks includingend sections and longitudinal connecting hars ing 'racks mounted tor-sliding movement hetween said coils, said racks including end sections and longitudinal Connecting bars,

and longitudinally arranged supporting hars carried by said easing for slidingly supporting saidracks for movement loetween said coils.

MARVIN A. nrznn.

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Washington, 11,0. 

